Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 687 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) milk (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a toy robot
2. 2.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) milk (c) designer sunglasses (d) vegetables
3. 3.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a video game (d) drinking water
4. 4.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) milk (c) medicine when ill (d) designer sunglasses
6. 6.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) school shoes (c) a bigger TV (d) soap
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) notebooks for school
8. 8.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) bus fare to school (c) school shoes (d) medicine when ill
9. 9.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) toothpaste (b) a sticker album (c) extra comic books (d) a new party dress
10. 10.Isha has ₹500. First Isha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and school shoes (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
11. 11.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
12. 12.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) a third cricket bat
13. 13.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a video game (c) a raincoat (d) designer sunglasses
14. 14.For Manav, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
15. 15.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: school shoes (₹120) and a geometry box (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a warm blanket (c) medicine when ill (d) a glitter pen set
17. 17.Lakshmi has ₹700. First Lakshmi pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
18. 18.Pooja has ₹1000. First Pooja pays for needs: school shoes (₹90) and notebooks (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.For Ishaan, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
20. 20.For Isha, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
21. 21.For Riya, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) medicine when ill (c) toothpaste (d) designer sunglasses
23. 23.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a new party dress (b) soap (c) drinking water (d) toothpaste
24. 24.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a video game (c) sweets every day (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a video game (b) a raincoat (c) school shoes (d) soap
26. 26.For Manav, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a raincoat (c) designer sunglasses (d) a bigger TV
28. 28.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a glitter pen set (d) a warm blanket
29. 29.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
30. 30.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a video game (c) a glitter pen set (d) rice and dal
31. 31.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a bigger TV (c) a warm blanket (d) toothpaste
32. 32.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a toy robot (c) designer sunglasses (d) soap
33. 33.For Aditya, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a toy robot (c) a school uniform (d) notebooks for school
35. 35.For Zoya, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
36. 36.Vivaan has ₹650. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹180) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
37. 37.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a new party dress (c) a school uniform (d) rice and dal
38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a toy robot (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a school uniform
39. 39.Vivaan has ₹1000. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹190). How many rupees are left for wants?
40. 40.For Rohan, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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